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Plate VI.--Castlewood reservoir and mesa to the east capped by Castle Rock conglomerate : Uncomfortable contact of Dawson arkose and overlying Castle Rock conglomerate occurs in cliffs at left. by Richardson, G. B. (George Burr), 1872-1949
Castlewood reservoir and mesa to the east capped by Castle Rock conglomerate
[Castlewood Canyon Reservoir looking south]

1915

Photographs and maps from: Geologic Atlas of the United States, Castle Rock Folio, Colorado (N151). United States Geological Survey, 1915. Castlewood Reservoir (behind the Castlewood Canyon Dam in Castlewood Canyon State Park) looking south. Cliffs and mesas surrounding the reservoir, which is full of water.

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